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单词 causations
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causation

noun

cau·​sa·​tion kȯ-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce causation (audio)
1
a
: the act or process of causing
the role of heredity in the causation of cancer
b
: the act or agency which produces an effect
in a complex situation causation is likely to be multiple W. O. Aydelotte
2
: causality

Synonyms

  • antecedent
  • causality
  • cause
  • occasion
  • reason
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Example Sentences

the role of heredity in the causation of cancer He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of causation.
Recent Examples on the Web The race for Bexar County district attorney between Joe Gonzales and Marc LaHood hinges on the question of correlation vs. causation. Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Sep. 2022 Second, the study showed correlation, not necessarily causation. David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 The study could only establish an association, not causation, and additional studies are needed. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 July 2022 Correlation does not equal causation, and illnesses and diseases—yes, even those typically associated with weight, like sleep apnea, diabetes, and heart disease —occur in people of all sizes. SELF, 29 Aug. 2022 That estimate, though, was based on just three studies, and still doesn’t sort out the difference between correlation and causation. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2021 But note his logic of massacre causation: Political opposition to unchecked immigration, or support for ballot integrity and American values, drove Payton Gendron to kill 10 African-Americans at a Buffalo supermarket. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Nonetheless, a functional and scientific conception of environment can counteract to a large degree any biological or genetic claims of behavioral causation. Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books, 21 Apr. 2022 In the case of Abbott, too, no conclusive causation has been proven between the Cronobacter found at the Sturgis plant and infants' illness or death. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 30 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin causātiōn-, causātiō "accusation, objection, causal action," going back to Latin, "plea, excuse," from causārī "to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at cause entry 2

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Legal Definition

causation

noun

cau·​sa·​tion kȯ-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce causation (audio)
1
a
: the act or process of causing
proof of objective causation of injury by the perpetrator Alan Freeman
b
: the act or agency that produces an effect
evidence was presented on doctor's malpractice…for…proof of causation National Law Journal
if plaintiffs could establish…that the caps were manufactured by one of the defendants, the burden of proof as to causation would shift to all the defendants Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 607 P.2d 924 (1980)
2
: the relation between cause and effect especially as an element to be proven in a tort or criminal case
must be “legal” causation between the acts and the results W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
see also chain of causation

causations

noun

plural of causation
as in causes
someone or something responsible for a result presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • causes
  • determinants
  • causalities
  • antecedents
  • reasons
  • factors
  • sources
  • considerations
  • occasions
  • stimuli
  • incentives
  • origins
  • impetuses
  • inspirations
  • mothers
  • instigations
  • be-all and end-alls
  • springs
  • roots
  • alpha and omegas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • effects
  • consequences
  • outcomes
  • issues
  • results
  • corollaries
  • ramifications
  • products
  • developments
  • sequences
  • resultants
  • aftermaths
  • fates
  • fruits
  • outgrowths
  • aftereffects
  • repercussions
  • sequels
  • conclusions
  • denouements
  • upshots
  • byproducts
  • side effects
  • ends
  • dénouements
  • side reactions
  • by-products
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